Tag: employers

• Business Litigation

  Highlights for Employers from the Q&As Issued by the DOL on Paid Leave

  • March 28, 2020
  • By Allen & Gooch

  The Department of Labor issued a series of Q&As regarding the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that expands the Family Medical Leave Act and requirements of Paid Leave. I would encourage all employers to review the recent guidance from the DOL available at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions. A few highlights from the Q&A’s were as follows: Businesses […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  DOL Announces 1.3 Million American Workers Eligible for Overtime

  • September 26, 2019
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  How to Prepare for the Changes to the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemption? The Department of Labor issued a final rule that updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The final rule is effective on January 1, […]